Dana White’s Contender Series holds its fifth week of Season 7 this week, from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. Find the entire Dana White’s Contender Series Season 7, Week 5 fight card and start times below.
In what could be one of the best fights of the season thus far, Brazilian Light Heavyweight finishers Bruno Lopes and Brendson Ribeiro vie for a UFC contract in the featured bout. Lopes, the LFA Light Heavyweight Champion, is undefeated with nine finishes from 11 wins, including a 2014 knockout of Gregory “Robocop” Rodrigues. Ribeiro has finishes in all 14 of his pro victories and won the Shooto Brazil Light Heavyweight Championship in his last bout.
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In an intriguing Middleweight contest, former Brave CF title challenger and South Africa’s Chad Hanekom takes on short-notice replacement opponent Dylan Budka. Both men possess strong regional scene experience, with Hanekom even having a split decision loss to UFC standout Ikram Aliskerov. At only 23 years old, Budka gets the most significant opportunity of his career on Dana White’s Contender Series.
The rest of the card features a bout between Bantamweight finishers Serhiy Sidey and Ramon Taveras, Brazilian Featherweight Jean Silva taking on undefeated 21-year-old Argentinian Kevin Vallejos and a Women’s Bantamweight contest between Dione Barbosa and Rainn Guerrero.
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Who is fighting on Dana White’s Contender Series 2023: Week 5?
Fight Card: 8:00pm ET/10:00am AEST/12:00am GMT
Bruno Lopes (11-0-0) vs. Brendson Ribeiro (14-5-0)
Serhiy Sidey (9-1-0) vs. Ramon Taveras (8-1-0)
Chad Hanekom (9-2-0) vs. Dylan Budka (6-2-0)
Jean Silva (10-2-0) vs. Kevin Vallejos (11-0-0)
Dione Barbosa (5-2-0) vs. Rainn Guerrero (5-1-0)
*Dana White’s Contender Series 2023: Week 5 fight card and bout order is subject to change.
When does Dana White’s Contender Series 2023: Week 5 start?
Dana White’s Contender Series 2023: Week 5 takes place this Tuesday, 5 September (Wednesday, 6 September in Australia), from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. The fight card begins at 8:00pm ET/10:00am AEST/12:00am GMT.
Where can you watch Dana White’s Contender Series 2023: Week 5?
Dana White’s Contender Series 2023: Week 5 takes place on ESPN+. The event can be watched in Australia through Kayo and UFC Fight Pass. Find your local distributor of Dana White’s Contender Series Season 7 here.
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